1 35 10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louth Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint Tobar Mharie, St Mary 2 Townland, County, GPS Mullary, County Louth 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings south of Dunleer near a ruined church and a hillto graveyard. The well is at the bottom of this hill in what was, as of approximately 1998, a cattle field. It sits below an ash tree near a stream. 4 Cure 6 Offerings Votive candles were left on the ash tree, evidenced by scorch marks on the bark 9 Publications Connolly, Susan and Moroney, Anne-Marie. 1998. Stone and Tree Sheltering Water: An Expidition of Sacred and Secular Wells in County Louth. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tobar Mharie/Tobar Mhuire ash candles cattle Lady Louth St. Mary Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Donegal Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint Tobar Cholmcille, St. Columbas Well 2 Townland, County, GPS Glencolmcille, Donegal 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The well is situated between the village of Cashel and the old Napoleonic era lookout on the cliffs. The well is at the crook of a large L-shaped stone cairn. It is a short uphill walk from the ruins of Colmcille's chapel. 4 Cure 5 Pattern day June 9th, Turas Cholmcille, pilgrimage around the 15 stone stations associated with Colmcille. The well is Station 7 on the Turas. The 5 kilometer circuit around the stations is preferably carried out at midnight before the saint's day, but may be undertaken at any time. 6 Offerings Coins, candles on a rock shelf just above the wellspring. stone cairn of stones carried by pilgrims through the turas and left at the well. 7 Prayer rounds and stations Unknown to me 8 Stories The well 9 Publications https://www.siopagaeilge.ie/collections/donegal/products/gleann-cholm-cille-guidebook, https://www.siopagaeilge.ie/collections/donegal/products/treoir-do-thuras-cholm-cille-guide-to-turas-cholm-cille-shane-mac-an-tsaoir, Oideas Gael have various pamphlets on the history of the area including the well 10 More The well was an important site for Colmcille (Columba) while he lived in the glen now named after him. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tobar Cholmcille, St. Columba's Well 9 June candles Coins Colmcille Donegal pattern stone cairn Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clare Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint Saint Anastasia's Blessed Well 2 Townland, County, GPS Tullygarvan West, Co. Clare 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings There is a church beside the well. The small site is surrounded by a wall. The spring has crystal clear waters and is protected by a flagstone roof. 4 Cure If a person is worried, they bring their cares to the well, pray and await a response. The well can cure many ailments. 5 Pattern day A mass takes place at the site each July and participants take a bottle of the well water home with them. 6 Offerings Offerings include candles, religious statues, and floral arrangements. 9 Publications Houlihan, MIchael. 2015. The Holy Wells of County Clare. 10 More Anastasia has a feast day on December 25. Christmas Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. Anastasia's well candles Co. Clare December 25 flowers religious figurines St. Anastasia Tullygarvan worries Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clare Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint The Blessed Well of Inghean Bhaoith 2 Townland, County, GPS South Commons, Co. Clare 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The well is surrounded by a low dry-stone wall. The well is in the limestone karst landscape of the Burren. 4 Cure This "well" collects rainwater and offers a cure for warts. 5 Pattern day Her pattern day in Killinaboy is December 29th, but no one has gathered for this pattern day in ages. 6 Offerings Offerings include candles, religious statues, and rosary beads. 9 Publications The Holy Wells of County Clare. 2015 The Cause of Ireland by Liz Curtis. Beyond the Pale Publications. (1994). Sacred Wells A Study in the History, Meaning, and Mythology of Holy Wells and Waters by Gary R. Varner. Algora Publishing. (2009). The Rural Poor in Clare before the Great Famine by Anne Mc Mahon. From The Other Clare. (2010). Atlas of the Great Irish Famine. Edited by John Crowley, William J. Smyth and Mike Murphy. Cork University Press. (2012) Wiilim J. Smyth p.187. The Schools' Collection (National Folklore Collection of Ireland ; 1937/38). 10 More This well is one of 17 dedicated to this Saint. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Inghean Bhaoith's well candles December 29 Inghean Bhaoith Killinaboy rainwater Religious Statues Rosary beads South Commons Warts Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cork Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint Sunday’s Well. Dedicated to the King of Sunday. 2 Townland, County, GPS Agharinagh, County Cork 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings According to Amanda Clarke’s Blog, the well is hidden but still very much revered. It is a secret, but powerful place only known to those it matters to. A horseshoe of mossy stones curves around the well. A lintel slab lays on top of the stone and is covered in many offerings. There is also a slab in front of the well which allows access to the water adjacent to the well. Crosses are etched onto the lintel stone and the mossy side stones. Behind the well is a large amount of stones that were possibly left by pilgrims as part of rounds. The well is somewhat neglected, but it is still visited by elder locals in the towns of Magoola, Agharinagh and Dromgouna. 4 Cure The well is said to have cured lameness in many cripples. 6 Offerings Holy water bottles, statues, figurines, candles, a crucifix bearing an elongated and emaciated Jesus were left as offerings on the stones surrounding the well. 8 Stories The Schools’ Folklore Collection provided many stories about this well in Amanda Clarke’s blog. “There are many stories connected with this spot one of which was about an old man from Dromgouna whose name was Paddy Sullivan. He thought he was called one night to plant a tree alongside the well so that people could hang their offerings on the branches. He rose next morning and planted the tree which can still be seen growing there. It is said that Mass was celebrated there in Penal Times. It is now known by the name of Sundays’ Well and people still visit it on a Sunday to pray. (0348:177) 9 Publications Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 4th, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/. The Schools’ Folklore Collection. Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 4th, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource King of Sunday well Agharinagh candles Cork crucifix figurines Holy water bottles King of Sunday lameness Statues https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25126/archive/files/5361a0a0d7fe2b155189f5fc9376b789.pdf?Expires=1773878400&Signature=KBkB5K3Sn3Vfp%7E%7ECYXNNAGEu9UXvmPpWoFJvyvW9krptpY3LJByaCjjIWdDynpu7nHt5lvr2munY4biJnZN14K--VAU%7EgfpIai4FNX79pKtCKuchByc1YQH7LGdZ6tjNw25ycGGy4JIPuAPenY3Lh8m77oSbo-RO3WkoxrA2ZCACiEIKUEnesgp86VUSXLBBqg8BbGiTWO2RYBPoTFqM%7E85OWeAWxbRvySGs4p9U6M6uu1vfCeQbW%7EzREPtNAmXBY1-7ySOrmpKdZfq3TiYcihH4ym%7EJaiEOeMwNiFlIIb%7Ed37OPn35jAkVHtrQipM7aGkLMo8DtjjnmrSoTcXv0NA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM e18496bb38e009e409e969ab3798947a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cork Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint St Mary’s Well & Sunday Well, Walshestown 2 Townland, County, GPS Walshetown, Cork Co 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The wells are paved in a roughly octagonal shape approached by two steps down; empty niches lie in the surrounding curved walls. 4 Cure tooth ache, earache and general ailments of the head. 5 Pattern day August 15 6 Offerings statues, flowers, candles, the votives are left on a shelf on the well 8 Stories It will not boil, and is said to assume certain shades and volumes, each change indicating a cure or the likelihood of some disaster occurring in the neighborhood. The water of the well beneath the Mass arch is only used to obtain cures. 9 Publications Clarke, Amanda. "Gazetteer." Holy Wells of Cork. Accessed November 31, 2018. https://holywellsofcork.com/gazeteer/. Power, D., Byrne, E., Egan, U., Lane, S., & Sleeman, M. (n.d.). Archaeological Inventory of County Cork (Vol. 3, Mid cork). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St. Mary's well August 15 candles Co. 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Title A name given to the resource Cork Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint Lady's Well, Tobairin Mhuire dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary Called Tobermurry in Archeological Inventory of County Cork Volume 1: West Cork 2 Townland, County, GPS Lisheen, Cork 51°44'39.5"N 9°24'03.6"W 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings It is near the Kilmocomoge graveyard in a pasture. There is a white and blue painted fence around the well and many little "niches" that hold statues of saints, rosaries, and offerings (https://holywellsofcork.com/2016/03/08/tobairin-mhuire-kealkil/ by Amanda Clark). At the head of the well there is a large statue of Mary. People have left many cups lying around so that others can use them to drink from the well. 4 Cure General 5 Pattern day August 15th 6 Offerings It looks like candles and rosaries are the most common offering. 7 Prayer rounds and stations Mass is still held at the well on the 15th of August. 8 Stories In 1848 the murder of John Murphy of Droumduff was committed on the pattern day. It was due to faction fighting occurring between the Flynns and the Murphys. Fifteen people were accused of participating in the murder. (https://holywellsofcork.com/2016/03/08/tobairin-mhuire-kealkil/ by Amanda Clark) 9 Publications https://holywellsofcork.com/2016/03/08/tobairin-mhuire-kealkil/ by Amanda Clark Photograph by Amanda Clark Power, Denis et al. Archeological Inventory of County Cork Volume 1: West Cork. Dublin: Stationary Office. PDF. 10 Oct. 2018 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lady's Well, Tobairin Mhuire, Lisheen August 15 Blessed Virgin Mary candles Cork Kilmocomoge Lady's Well Lisheen Rosaries Tobairin Mhuire Tobermurry https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25126/archive/files/fdcd3bf50aa1ce91fb07319ae6a16a80.jpg?Expires=1773878400&Signature=oGMK0PhiUJp0w4B9TH0r-SnExi0oGtTTFcG7jId8wllpGrbfgt-x-yYASZa2mqy8qnvEGU9Ud6VPtXAeXmWO-tc8sXScG-cu6hjAKMptxiLduLgUGuXeJoukuaczRVKsF1i4WQZX08rutWlkPSc7lS7fOfXqy5J9fDFvV8qmca9XnAKAu8i8MGXH2lrKMFoRAFooM-suqp6nmb4U%7E4tw4OdjojTWQb9dNwSsOtzEdQSU5N9oScITa%7E9pUSaj-QHQX--udTOfbf-JFaEmSkFmOC3ZSOof4jipotE9zZaZzdYxaYD7DeaiqW3iB2tUq26rESj2SwXheKoNHmS%7E6SkZ8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 45554f373db3803fb49fbb192b20f836 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wexford Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint Our Lady's 2 Townland, County, GPS Carnsore, Co. Wexford 52.12436 -6.22514 5 Pattern day August 15 6 Offerings Coins, candles, religious statues, hair fasteners, medicines, lighters Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our Lady's Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Anonymous 15 August candles Carnsore Coins hair fasteners lighters medicine bottles Our Lady Our Lady's Well Wexford https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25126/archive/files/ded2d46a431f540539fa7a42c88f0f53.jpg?Expires=1773878400&Signature=oyrZY3jqAJ6Wl24LK4owhiH22N3srHFgmW6BS811mECAdaV6HvMDBzJqiOCL8sFE0ZLUiwXY-lgs-iZWWa1PT6IlOzATV24sKyBudZZiDPJpIbmHLIJ1VqWddbxypvtF7kMaermVl3r6jy64hscEZjJQjxXiBSmBub6ujT%7Emt88nrqyICJ-BM-K9mHCvZ6tSD3ka%7ED9W9pq4-fbUV6pmx5eqNjYJWxtkYEFrY%7EMnzxp%7EFkVITCJFtmrrYeOC7X5htZmdWm0-zwg71OqN77gAVcdVeFx2--3NdzDMY%7EFLgTUA0YlTF4CHk5V%7EAsE%7EgzNYnA5B51%7EQi5VtSY%7E2OMGzoA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM bdbaa534a90480aff72b364c7ba700bd https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25126/archive/files/a81c0578577f800a7ae54b08f8bfae87.jpg?Expires=1773878400&Signature=XjLnI57CVytAuhJinazoxC4ivoyiN6DFaWLajgsBJ-NSBKr2Sawtu-1ijF9CIoZOD8GMWwPFnqOEzGUr0A1Gtz%7E3fOmE9FvKW28VdgqsF84e53wurDIGpxW%7EWWKZLumXpaoxsGiH7RmcgG3UkToZWmb99oisXSCNn8Ea0YwTW4hbV3OCmHVC43bBgsU98yptVlvx89agCgtZKF-WyauT1CHescZ0cal6y6N63JHnexM%7E2-ZBZgfac9rNv0wnTfddAN31uARfz-2EkErG7pW4eFSUwVx6OVYfBTIs0Je77dJVr5sojNxSbtFLXdeO1HFhr8E%7E1yYCgKFzDkGx8CpDiw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8b72dcc0f0891c124e597bf2b6c9030a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Galway Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint Our Lady 2 Townland, County, GPS Athenry, Co. Galway 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings Paving was said to have taken place in the early 2000s to the dismay of some local visitors. The well structure is kept tidy and cleared of most votives. The well surround itself is paved and encircled by a five and a half foot high block wall with a large niche and statue of Our Lady. Access to the well is prevented by a metal railing and the water source is covered with a type of dome of metal spokes to which a pump is fixed with a handle that can be moved to deliver a stream of well water. 5 Pattern day The traditional pilgrimage times are between 15 August to 8 September, the Day of Our Lady's Assumption until her birthday. Visited all year, the well also is especially visited on Good Friday and Easter. 6 Offerings Candles, rosary beads Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Our Lady's Well Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource CRay 15 August 8 September Athenry candles Galway Our Lady's Well Rosary beads votives https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/25126/archive/files/9557194b960f800aa6e2fd6e579c9456.JPG?Expires=1773878400&Signature=tqlMrUWkIjSkUQpV94byz4tqk74cZn%7EnlJ4qNNlA2yh-DmxnlLTioATKO4PUXwwKDUa0AuMSSo86hDKUdcGIGjAJM-E2eRd605wDq9ANHsORQ%7EmbQZY02TOl7lzDxSSIY0CrnM8ge7Y0xHQzbiC2HoTPq1kUKUyIV2YRPCNyLG8sOyk38iJ7QV0Nj-FzCBYsKDe2E8ibEIko9lSEIRFHcYcKuXJQMcAePLJa33MB1gkND%7E%7Eb4idp8lhj%7EVbbtLXoAdQbFOHkDHm15IUspBFFK%7EO655dhAvMkMx26lj8GbhYcFiYxSZrNR6BsaR9plm37-3JNJl3i%7EOghy3TvZ1rYfQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2c0321ab5ad3a327fa8a40e46cc1f98e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Donegal Subject The topic of the resource County Description of Well This includes well name, saint associated with well, location of well, townland, county, etc 1 Name of well and saint St Colmcille 2 Townland, County, GPS Carryblagh, Co. Donegal (near Portsalon), Fanad Peninsula 3 Physical description of well and its surroundings The well is enclosed in a dry stone square structure beneath a cliff. During the twentieth century, hazel bushes grew around the well site and were recipients of votive offerings until recently. In a 2010 renovation, ten metres on either side of the well were cleared and additions were made to the site. The well and turas grounds are now separated from the road by a low stone wall. Another stone structure to the left of the well enshrines two tablets, one explaining who St Colmcille is and the other noting the rounds to be performed in the wellside turas with St. Colmcille's prayer. A small statue of the saint (under 12 inches in height) is behind glass in the same structure. The well structure now has a large cairn of stones behind and on top of it as it appeared in photos from 1900 (see Nic Chearáin, 2012:25). 4 Cure The well is known as a cure-all. Cures particularly mentioned in the locality include toothache and aching limbs. Brídiín Nic Chearáin notes that if a petitioner slept beside the well, a cure was assured (2012:28). 5 Pattern day The Pattern Day is June 9th (St Colmcille's Day), but the turas continues from June 9 through the 17th (a novena). Most people asked reported visiting during one of the nine days if they visited at all, but some came to the well on each of the nine days in 2017. 6 Offerings Votives are now deposited on top of the well structure. These include candles, rosary beads, small religious statutes, empty medication bottles, sports trophies, limpet shells, hair ornaments, children's toys, and a water bottle brought from Lourdes. 7 Prayer rounds and stations The turas was punctuated by three cross-inscribed stones. At the first one says 5 Our Father's, 5 Hail Mary's and 5 Gloria's. This is repeated at the second station stone. At the 3rd station, the numbers of prayers are seven of each. When stations are completed, one says the Rosary at the well walking around the well cairn three times and leaving a stone on the cairn with each circumambulation. After the completion of prayers, one may access the well water to bless oneself 8 Stories St Colmcille was to have mislaid some books on one of his journeys. He prayed to find them and then spotted a deer with his books on its back. The deer managed to slide the books down into an orderly pile beside the well 9 Publications The digitized Schools Folklore Scheme has accounts of the well. Nic Chearáin, Brídiín. 2012. The Holy Wells of Fanad. Gaeltacht Bheo Fhánada: Fanad, Co. Donegal. Lacey, Brian, Eamon Cody and Claire Cotter 2013. Archaeological Survey of County Donegal : A Description of the Field Antiquities from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th Century A.D. Donegal Heritage Office. In his Life of Colmcille, Manus O'Donnell (d. 1564) wrote about the book-returning deer (see Lacey, Brian. 1998. Manus O’Donnell’s life of Colum Cille. Dublin: The Four Courts Press.). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Carryblagh, Co. Donegal Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C Ray aches candles Carryblagh Colmcille cure deer Donegal Fanad hair ornaments hazel June 9 limbs limpet shells medicine bottles offerings rosary St Colmcille toothache toys turas